# NTSB SEA76DYG13: Piper PA-25, N7491Z, Odessa, WA, September 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1975
- Place: Odessa, WA · ODESSA, WA
- Location: 47.3326° N, 118.6894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3326&lon=-118.6894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4174   75/9/7    ODESSA,WA           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 887
        TIME - 0830                    N7491Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ODESSA AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  443                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1725
        REMARKS- HIT PILE OF ROCKS AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7491Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7491Z-1989-03-28), registration cancelled 1989-03-28, S/N 253510 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Odessa Airport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750907034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907034089A), Sep 7, 1975: Piper PA25235, WA, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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